Click here for updates on this story HOHENWALD, Tennessee (WSMV) — Shirley, the oldest elephant at The Elephant Sanctuary and second oldest in North America, died on Monday at the age of 72. Shirley retired to The Elephant Sanctuary in 1999 after spending 24 years in the circus and another 22 years as the sole
Continue ReadingTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, left Texas and traveled to Utah last week while the state was being rocked by severe winter storms. Paxton’s campaign spokesperson, Ian Prior, would not tell CNN when the couple had departed or returned but said the attorney general “did not leave Texas
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Aprendizaje en persona para 4 distritos escolares, incluido DSUSD. El condado de Riverside ha aprobado los planes de prevención de COVID-19 de cuatro distritos escolares, incluido Desert Sands, que permitirán el regreso de la instrucción en persona. La tasa de casos ajustada del condado para los nuevos casos de COVID-19 cayó por debajo de un
Continue ReadingWhen President Joe Biden welcomed his Canadian counterpart to the White House on Tuesday to “reinvigorate” a cross-border relationship strained under his predecessor, he did so by addressing a large television monitor. “The sooner we get this pandemic under control the better, and I look forward to seeing you in person in the future,” he
Continue Reading [Breaking news update, published at 6:45 p.m. ET] Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday’s board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. [Original story, published at 1:44 p.m. ET] For
Continue ReadingThe traditional working day doesn’t benefit night owls, with people who prefer to stay up late twice as likely to underperform at work as early birds, a new study from Finland has suggested. Early risers — people who have a morning chronotype — tend to work better early in the morning, while evening types are
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, New Jersey (WABC) — A New Jersey animal welfare center has received dozens of dogs and cats from Texas shelters that were hit hard by the deadly winter storm. St. Hubert’s will soon make the animals available for adoption. Most of the dogs and cats came from
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story UNIONDALE, Long Island (WABC) — A Long Island man is facing murder charges, accused of fatally stabbing his housemate and dumping his body in front of a neighbor’s house. The suspect, whose real name is not yet known, had nothing to say as officers brought him to police
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Mandy Moore has welcomed her first child. The “This Is Us” actress took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that she and her husband Taylor Goldsmith, lead singer of the folk rock band Dawes, are now parents to a baby boy. “Gus is here,” Moore captioned a picture of the baby in an adorable blue
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens announced today its “Wildlights” light show will return next month for a springtime installation after being curtailed during the holiday season due to the pandemic. Beginning March 15, WildLights will return to the Palm Desert zoo on a nightly basis from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. through March 28.
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Warmer than yesterday, Palm Springs reached 86° this afternoon. That’s 12° above normal! Clear skies remain through the night with barely a breeze. A trough will move into the Great Basin Wednesday/Thursday and winds will turn offshore as a result. A High Wind Watch has been issued for the Inland Empire and Cajon Pass for
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SAYRE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — An ambulance stolen from an area hospital Tuesday morning has been recovered. The advanced life support ambulance was parked in front of the emergency department at Robert Packer Hospital in Bradford County. The Sayre police chief tells Newswatch 16 that the Guthrie ambulance was
Continue Reading Drew Barrymore was virtually interviewed on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show Monday, where she opened up about her tumultuous teen years and her relationship with her mom, Jaid Barrymore. Barrymore said that as a child actor, she was wild with “too many resources” and a mom who wanted to be her friend instead of her mother.
Continue ReadingWhen President Joe Biden welcomed his Canadian counterpart to the White House on Tuesday to “reinvigorate” a cross-border relationship strained under his predecessor, he did so by addressing a large television monitor. “The sooner we get this pandemic under control the better, and I look forward to seeing you in person in the future,” he
Continue Reading Vincent Muscat, one of the three suspects accused of the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has pleaded guilty to murder, according to his lawyer. Attorney Marc Sant told CNN, “There was a plea bargain … the agreement is 15 years imprisonment.” Muscat will also face financial penalties, he said. Sant noted that he
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento mom says her three young kids were expelled from a catholic school because she sells sexy videos online. The principal at Sacramento’s Sacred Heart Parish School says the family is no longer welcome and they can’t even pick up their things left
Continue Reading(CNN) — El golfista Tiger Woods resultó herido en un accidente de tráfico de «de un solo vehículo» y fue liberado con pinzas hidráulicas de rescate, dijo el martes el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Los Ángeles (LASD) en un comunicado. Woods fue trasladado al Centro Médico Harbor UCLA con múltiples lesiones en las
Continue ReadingTwo men face criminal charges for allegedly threatening Michigan public officials, including a US senator and congresswoman, regarding the results of the 2020 election, according to a news release from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Daniel Thompson of Michigan is charged with three counts of malicious use of service provided by a telecommunication service provider,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (WCCO) — A frantic father placed a haunting call to a western Wisconsin dispatcher 20 years ago. His 2-year-old son froze to death. WCCO documented Paulie Hynek’s incredible fight to come back to life back then. We returned to the family farm just south of
Continue ReadingAfter Covid-19 took the lives of half a million victims in the US, the nation’s top infectious disease expert said the mass tragedy was avoidable. “It does … pain me when I see things like pleading for people to do the kinds of things that you know work — the mask wearing, the physical separation
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